[Advaita-l] [advaitin] what is abhava?

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

Namaste Subbu ji.

I appreciate your response.  I think to hold Ajnana to be
> triguNAtmika makes it matter/kShetram of the 13th ch. of the Bh.Gita.
>

Kshetra is avidyA (avyakta) and avidyA-kArya.

avidyA-kArya is sAdi but avidyA is anAdi.

VinAshI bhAva is sAdi.

If avidyA is held to be bhAva like avidyA-kArya say chair, table etc, it
would become sAdi which is contradictory to its anAditva.

So, the fact that it is triguNAtmaka is also proving its
abhAva-vilakshaNatA only. And not bhAvatva.

That is why avidyA is accepted as both both bhAva-vilakshaNa and
abhAva-vilakshaNa.

Regards.
Sudhanshu Shekhar